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Household of James Thompson (born 1847, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, Lancashire, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

James Thompson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thompson, born in 1847 in Dumfriesshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Janet Thompson, born in 1850 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; James Hilton (born 1877 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Catherine (born 1879 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and William (born 1881 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Elizabeth Middlehurst, born in 1858 in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England.


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James Thompson's household

Male

James

Thompson

Head
Female

Janet

Thompson

Wife
Male

James Hilton

Thompson

Son
Female

Catherine

Thompson

Daughter
Male

William

Thompson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Middlehurst

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thompson

Head

Married

34

1847

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Janet

Thompson

Wife

Married

31

1850

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

James Hilton

Thompson

Son

Single

4

1877

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Catherine

Thompson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

William

Thompson

Son

Single

0

1881

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Middlehurst

Servant

Single

23

1858

Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

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